Regional Dimensions: The Spatial Implications of Population Ageing and Needs-Based Planning of Government Services

过去几年，人口老龄化对国家财政的影响受到了政府的广泛关注。然而，对人口老龄化的空间影响的关注相对较少。然而，随着地区劳动力短缺和地区养老服务需求等问题变得更加突出，这种影响在不久的将来将成为公共政策中激烈辩论的问题。该项目将提高州和领地政府规划当前和未来在小区域一级对特定政府服务的需求的能力，包括儿童和老年人服务。

The national fiscal implications of population ageing have received extensive attention from government in the past few years. However, relatively little attention has been given to the spatial implications of population ageing. Yet such effects will become vigorously debated matters of public policy in the near future, as such issues as regional labour force shortages and regional demand for aged care services assume greater prominence. This project will improve the ability of State and Territory governments to plan for the current and future need for particular government services at a small area level, including services for children and the aged.